Dual Crossbows

Dual Crossbows quick verdict

Dual Crossbows ranks #6 of 10 Crossbow weapons by measured DPS (40), which puts it in D tier on our tier list.

Dual Crossbows is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Dual Crossbows

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
The Deep Dark	14	3.6%
Rainy Plains	21	3.5%
Lullaby Hills	42	4.2%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

Per-shot damage, fire rate, ammo and charged-shot bonus, read from the game data.

Burst DPS assumes you fire as fast as the weapon allows until the ammo runs out; it excludes charged shots and enchantments.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.3.0. How we source this

How Dual Crossbows compares

Bars show where Dual Crossbows sits among the 10 weapons of its class (Crossbow): a full bar beats them all.

Burst DPS

40

Shot damage

24

Time between shots

0.6 s

Ammo

20

Unique version: Double Crossers

Dual Crossbows has a Unique version, Double Crossers: Rolling applies 50% damage amplification to your next melee or ranged attack.

Double CrossersUnique

These enchanted crossbows power up when you roll, firing with extra force.

When Dual Crossbows drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Double Crossers.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

10 random effects can roll on Dual Crossbows, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Dual Crossbows can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Bounty Hunter	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Marksman	Attack	15%	20%	25%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Reaper	Utility	25%	35%	45%

Enchantments for Dual Crossbows

10 enchantments fit Dual Crossbows's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Dual Crossbows fires 3.33 per second, #5 of 10 in its class.

Enchantments for Dual Crossbows

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Chain Reaction	Projectiles	Projectiles have a 40% chance to spawn 8 additional projectiles.
Ender Mines	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Weapon attacks deploy 4 mines that explode in proximity to enemies or after a short time.
Healing Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 50% chance to create a Regenerating well for allies.
Piercing	Projectiles	Projectiles can pierce up to 5 enemies.
Ricochet	Projectiles	Projectiles can bounce up to 3 times.
Shadowcloak	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 35% chance to enter Shadowcloaking when defeating enemies.
Shielding Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 40% chance to create a Fortifying well for allies.
Swirling	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Swirl deals an additional 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies.
Tempo Theft	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 50% chance to increase movement speed when defeating enemies.
Thundering	Dealing damage	Grants a 50% chance for 50% of weapon damage to spread as lightning damage.

Similar to Dual Crossbows

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Shortbow55Burst DPS11Shot damage18Ammo
• Rapid Crossbow40Burst DPS8Shot damage25Ammo
• Trickbow46.7Burst DPS14Shot damage15Ammo
• Crossbow40Burst DPS24Shot damage15Ammo